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qaddafi's men have benghazi in their sights. the revolution is on its knees. >> holman: government forces also used tanks to re-capture the small western town of zuwarah today. and at the u.n., the security council discussed imposing a no- fly zone, but reached no consensus. in afghanistan, a suicide bombing killed 35 people today at a military recruiting center. afghan officials said the bomber targeted a building in kunduz province. he blew himself up in the crowd outside. the taliban claimed responsibility. the group attacked the same recruiting site last december. security forces also were targeted in eastern iraq. at least ten iraqi soldiers died when a bomber detonated a car laden with explosives. it happened outside the headquarters of an army intelligence battalion, northeast of baghdad. at least 30 people were wounded in the bombing. the high court in lahore, pakistan, delayed a ruling today on whether an american jailed there has diplomatic immunity. raymond davis is accused of killing two pakistanis. he was working fo
qaddafi's men have benghazi in their sights. the revolution is on its knees. >> holman: government forces also used tanks to re-capture the small western town of zuwarah today. and at the u.n., the security council discussed imposing a no- fly zone, but reached no consensus. in afghanistan, a suicide bombing killed 35 people today at a military recruiting center. afghan officials said the bomber targeted a building in kunduz province. he blew himself up in the crowd outside. the taliban...
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attack plane went down last night outside benghazi. the u.s. military blamed mechanical failure, not hostile fire. both crewmen were picked up safe and sound, but, in the process, their rescuers mistakenly attacked friendly civilians. martin geissler reports on that incident, and the day's other developments in the east. >> reporter: in the field outside benghazi a crowd gathers on the wreckage of an american f-15 fighter that crashed early this morning. the pilots ejected unharmed but the operation to collect them from inside friendly territory seems to have gone badly wrong. eyewitnesses here say a rescue helicopter came to pick up the pilots but when its crew saw the pilot around if plane they fired on them. five people were injured. they're being treated in hospital in benghazi but remarkably they say they bear no grudges. "if they just would stop shooting we would have escorted the pilots to safety. we were just trying to have a celebration for him." that kind of spirit and bravery runs right through the rebel ranks. government tanks rolli
attack plane went down last night outside benghazi. the u.s. military blamed mechanical failure, not hostile fire. both crewmen were picked up safe and sound, but, in the process, their rescuers mistakenly attacked friendly civilians. martin geissler reports on that incident, and the day's other developments in the east. >> reporter: in the field outside benghazi a crowd gathers on the wreckage of an american f-15 fighter that crashed early this morning. the pilots ejected unharmed but...
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if i could make one point about benghazi where i agree with mark abou thealking points of benghazi. that's a non-scandal. basically it was a turf war between the c.i.a. and the state department and the see jay began to walk back some of their allegations. i still there's a benghazi issue on why we didn't send support troops when ambassador stevens and others were in trouble. that issue when no action was taken that could have averted some catastrophe. i think that part remains an issue. >> i think that's a legitimate area of inquiry. but i think the real problem, judy, that faces -- judy, the federal government -- if you're going to make a case for it, it abolished slavery, it ended segregation, it built the land grant colleges that have produced more nobel prize winners than all the universities of europe combined. it saved the great lakes. it took 99% of the lead out of the air. it took wanton terror out of old age through social security. there's a case to be made for government and when government -- confidence in government and its integrity and competence is undermined, i thin
if i could make one point about benghazi where i agree with mark abou thealking points of benghazi. that's a non-scandal. basically it was a turf war between the c.i.a. and the state department and the see jay began to walk back some of their allegations. i still there's a benghazi issue on why we didn't send support troops when ambassador stevens and others were in trouble. that issue when no action was taken that could have averted some catastrophe. i think that part remains an issue....
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diplomatic facilities in benghazi, libya. last night, officials released some 100 pages of e-mails related to the initial administration public talking points, that eventually dropped any reference to terrorist threats or al qaeda. house speaker john boehner said today it's a good first step, but, he said, the administration must do more. >> we have a job to get to the truth. and the administration can make this a lot easier by doing what they started to do yesterday, turning over emails from benghazi. but they could make this a lot simpler by being up front with the congress and being up front with the american people. >> woodruff: republicans promise more hearings on all of this, starting tomorrow when a house committee will hear from the outgoing i.r.s. leader, steen miller. for more, we turn to white house communications director jennifer palmieri. welcome on the "newshour." and first on the i.r.s., republicans are saying, yes, it's fine, the president forcing these resignations, but they are saying there has to be more.
diplomatic facilities in benghazi, libya. last night, officials released some 100 pages of e-mails related to the initial administration public talking points, that eventually dropped any reference to terrorist threats or al qaeda. house speaker john boehner said today it's a good first step, but, he said, the administration must do more. >> we have a job to get to the truth. and the administration can make this a lot easier by doing what they started to do yesterday, turning over emails...
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i mean theyalled the benghazi conflict a temporary outpost but it was there for a year. they were thinking about it in the context of this is a temporary kind of thing. that may have factored into the way that they were looking at security. >> the same thing. i don't think that anybody is calling this an intelligence failure. if there were failures they seem to be broad failures. that's what the evidence indicates so far. nobody has come forward to say that there was specific intelligence about this attack, that it was underway, that it was coming or anything like that, that would have enabled specific, you know, precautions. but more broadly, yeah, we still don't really have clea swers ons to why amid all of this violence there -- and in this very violent setting -- why this facility remains so vulnerable. >> warner: greg miller of the "washington post" and siobhan gordon of the wall street journal, thank you both. >> ifill: next, what's happening to the great barrier reef in australia. a new study finds that one of the world's great natural wonders and its largest cora
i mean theyalled the benghazi conflict a temporary outpost but it was there for a year. they were thinking about it in the context of this is a temporary kind of thing. that may have factored into the way that they were looking at security. >> the same thing. i don't think that anybody is calling this an intelligence failure. if there were failures they seem to be broad failures. that's what the evidence indicates so far. nobody has come forward to say that there was specific intelligence...
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warner: with r.p.g.s there were attacks on the red cross facility in benghazi. as siobhan said there was a june 5 attack on this very consulate that was later sieged. so that's why there were these questions right at the outset right after any after math of the attacks in benghazi what was the security profile and didn't all of these other episodes... weren't those cause for concern, significant concern in escalating the security profile there? >> what has your reporting told you about that? i mean, did u.s. officials, american officials think that that created a more dangerous environment for ambassador stevens to be walk into and if so what did they do about it? >> i think they thought it created a more dangerous environment but they were dealing with it adequately. after the attack on the british ambassador's convoy britain pulld out of benghazi and the u.s. made its decision to stay there. the officials we spoke with said it was for unspecified national security reasons. they were doing a lot of different operations in that area, i think that... >> warner: i
warner: with r.p.g.s there were attacks on the red cross facility in benghazi. as siobhan said there was a june 5 attack on this very consulate that was later sieged. so that's why there were these questions right at the outset right after any after math of the attacks in benghazi what was the security profile and didn't all of these other episodes... weren't those cause for concern, significant concern in escalating the security profile there? >> what has your reporting told you about...
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consulate in benghazi, libya has produced its first criminal charges. it was widely reported overnight that u.s. prosecutors have begun the process of bringing suspects to trial. word of the charges comes almost a year after the attack in benghazi, that killed ambassador chris stevens and three other americans. it's unclear how many people are included in the sealed complaint, or what the charges are, but the reports name ahmed abu khattala, the former commander of a benghazi-based militia group. khattala has denied involvement in the past, and did so again today. he insisted he's left the militia group and that he has not been questioned in the case. in washington, the u.s. justice department refused to comment, except to say the investigation is ongoing. but republican congressman darrell issa of california said anyone charged must be placed in u.s. custody without delay. issa and other republicans have accused the administration of neglecting security in benghazi and misleading the public about what really happened. authorities in yemen said today th
consulate in benghazi, libya has produced its first criminal charges. it was widely reported overnight that u.s. prosecutors have begun the process of bringing suspects to trial. word of the charges comes almost a year after the attack in benghazi, that killed ambassador chris stevens and three other americans. it's unclear how many people are included in the sealed complaint, or what the charges are, but the reports name ahmed abu khattala, the former commander of a benghazi-based militia...
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. >> ifill: and followed up with bombing raids on tripoli and benghazi. >> we have done what we had to do and, if necessary, we shall do it again. >> ifill: 45 libyans were killed, including qaddafi's adopted daught athe family compound. what had by now become a cycle of retribution between the u.s. and libya climaxed two years later in the skies over lockerbie, scotland. just before christmas, 1988, pan am flight 103 was bombed, killing 270 people in the air and on the ground. libya was directly tied to the attack. qaddafi denied complicity, even though libyan intelligence agents were later tried, and convicted, for the bombing. but more than a decade later, the libyan government paid millions of dollars to families of the pan am victims. and in 2003, just days after the capture of saddam hussein, qaddafi made another important overture to the west. >> today in tripoli the leader of libya, colonel moammar al- qaddafi, publicly confirmed his commitment to disclose and dismantle all weapons of mass destruction programs in his country. >> ifill: that decision paved the way for renewed di
. >> ifill: and followed up with bombing raids on tripoli and benghazi. >> we have done what we had to do and, if necessary, we shall do it again. >> ifill: 45 libyans were killed, including qaddafi's adopted daught athe family compound. what had by now become a cycle of retribution between the u.s. and libya climaxed two years later in the skies over lockerbie, scotland. just before christmas, 1988, pan am flight 103 was bombed, killing 270 people in the air and on the...
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people seem very hopeful in benghazi. but in the west where it does seem that they are relatively in control i have more questions about how much real inter-play there is between the military command in the west and then the civilian command in the east. how much direction really is there. how much is just being defaulted to sort of local council decision-making? it's unclear to me at this time. >> warner: professor vandewalle back to you. the concern in the government is what brian connelly just referred to about reports of splits emerging within the rebel movement which now the west has embraced. how serious are those splits and what are they based on? >> i think the splits we started to see particularly after the killing of abdul fatah younis. >> warner: the general. >> they were quite serious. exactly. the general. >> warner: who i should point out used to be a qaddafi commander who defected and was running the rebel army. >> exactly. but, of course, the problem is that many of the people that are now on the transitio
people seem very hopeful in benghazi. but in the west where it does seem that they are relatively in control i have more questions about how much real inter-play there is between the military command in the west and then the civilian command in the east. how much direction really is there. how much is just being defaulted to sort of local council decision-making? it's unclear to me at this time. >> warner: professor vandewalle back to you. the concern in the government is what brian...
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lindsey hilsum of independent television news reports from benghazi, the rebel-held city where there was talk of a cease- fire. >> reporter: they gathered in benghazi today to thank the coalition, and show support for the uprising. the rebels can't win on the battlefield, and the deal with colonel qaddafi is unacceptable to most here. their best hope is that defections will weaken the regime so that those around the libyan leader negotiate an end to his rule. for the first time, a u.n. envoy flew from tripoli to benghazi to see the national council, trying to arrange a cease-fire and the protection of civilians, as outlined in the security council resolution. today, it emerged that mohammed ishmael, a close associate of qaddafi's son saif, has been in london talking to british officials. but it's not clear if he's trying to find a way to keep the family in power or a way out. the besieged city of misrata suffered an intense artillery bombardment today. already, 400 civilians are believed to have died, and more than a thousand have been jured. a rebel representative who escaped, arriv
lindsey hilsum of independent television news reports from benghazi, the rebel-held city where there was talk of a cease- fire. >> reporter: they gathered in benghazi today to thank the coalition, and show support for the uprising. the rebels can't win on the battlefield, and the deal with colonel qaddafi is unacceptable to most here. their best hope is that defections will weaken the regime so that those around the libyan leader negotiate an end to his rule. for the first time, a u.n....
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i think benghazi is over. and it was sort of a substitute for having a foreign policy debate. >> john kerry in his own testimony emphasizing the budget and how much the fiscal situation was a weakening american prestige because we look like a country that can't run ourselves. and b is just weakening what we can do around the world. because we just don't have the resources to do it. so he very explicitly said that which is something admiral mike mullhen said when he was chairman of the joint chiefs. >> he also brought up things like climate, food security. >> so i'm a little more skeptical that that will really dominatement a lot of people always say nonmilitary stuff will dominate our foreign policy but when you have to face iran this year, one way or the other, are you going to be back to pretty traditional power politics. >> but we have chosen two people in john kerry and chuck hagel, whoa whose response is not immediate resort to military intervention. i mean both of them i think have records that that is e
i think benghazi is over. and it was sort of a substitute for having a foreign policy debate. >> john kerry in his own testimony emphasizing the budget and how much the fiscal situation was a weakening american prestige because we look like a country that can't run ourselves. and b is just weakening what we can do around the world. because we just don't have the resources to do it. so he very explicitly said that which is something admiral mike mullhen said when he was chairman of the...
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consulate in benghazi, libya. petraeus answered questions behind closed doors one week after he admitted having an affair and resigned. republican congressman peter king of new york said the general's account differed from what he said right after the attack, when the administration was blaming a muslim protest. >> the testimony today was that from the start he told us it was a terrorist attack, a terrorist-involved from the start. i told him my questions have a very different recollection. the impression we were giving was the overwhelming amount of evidence was that it was arose out of a span takenuous demonstration and was not a terrorist attack. >> holman: petraeus said today the cia blamed terrorists in its initial talking points, but that reference later was dropped to avoid tipping off suspects. u.n. ambassador susan rice used the edited version in remarks five days after the attack. some republicans have accused her of downplaying the terror link to avoid hurting the president's re-election bid. but senate
consulate in benghazi, libya. petraeus answered questions behind closed doors one week after he admitted having an affair and resigned. republican congressman peter king of new york said the general's account differed from what he said right after the attack, when the administration was blaming a muslim protest. >> the testimony today was that from the start he told us it was a terrorist attack, a terrorist-involved from the start. i told him my questions have a very different...
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and he had this message for rebel-held benghazi. "if people hand over their weapons, we will educate them," he said. "they should surrender now and we will forgive." there have many assassination attempts in his 41-year rule, and this bodyguard's briefcase is believed to contain armored- plating in case of a gun attack. but the boss seemed relaxed. he called the invited foreign press mouthpieces of imperialism and his audience lapped it up. though one or two couldn't help dropping off. their brotherly leader having spoken for over two and a half hours almost non-stop. then it was back into the world's most guarded golf cart for the short drive home. there have not been any protests he had claimed when the world finds out the truth, it will be shocked. >> woodruff: u.n. refugee officials reported today the number of people fleeing libya in recent days now tops 180,000. the great majority are thousands of foreign workers trying to get home. alex thomson has the latest on that part of the story, from tunisia. yesterday thousands of egy
and he had this message for rebel-held benghazi. "if people hand over their weapons, we will educate them," he said. "they should surrender now and we will forgive." there have many assassination attempts in his 41-year rule, and this bodyguard's briefcase is believed to contain armored- plating in case of a gun attack. but the boss seemed relaxed. he called the invited foreign press mouthpieces of imperialism and his audience lapped it up. though one or two couldn't help...
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diplomats in benghazi, libya. the documents describe how officials developed talking points about the attack. last week, it came out that state department officials and others lobbied to remove references to al-qaeda and previous warnings. white house officials deny there was any intent to deceive the public. the u.n. general assembly called again today for a political transition in syria, but with less support than before. an arab-backed resolution condemned president bashar assad and his troops for using heavy weapons during the more than two-year-long conflict. 107 of the 193 member nations approved the declaration. last year, 133 nations supported a similar resolution. a series of bombings across iraq today killed at least 33 people. it started in the northern city of kirkuk, where two car bombs exploded in the same area an hour apart. seven people were killed includintwo ildren. later, bombs exploded in shi-ite sections of baghdad, two dozen iraqis died there. scores more were wounded. palestinians today mark
diplomats in benghazi, libya. the documents describe how officials developed talking points about the attack. last week, it came out that state department officials and others lobbied to remove references to al-qaeda and previous warnings. white house officials deny there was any intent to deceive the public. the u.n. general assembly called again today for a political transition in syria, but with less support than before. an arab-backed resolution condemned president bashar assad and his...
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confirmed a team of agents visited benghazi yesterday, for the first time. until now, the group had stayed away, due to security concerns. a long-standing battle over google's book-scanning project was settled today. authors and publishers filed suit against the company back in 2005, saying it violated their copyrights. google launched the project a year earlier, making digital copies of books from major research libraries. in all, more than 20 million books have been scanned. now, publishers will get to choose which books are included. a lawsuit with authors is still ongoing. facebook now has one billion users. the number-one social media site announced today that it reached the milestone in september. it said the median age of users is 22 and the five top markets are brazil, india, indonesia, mexico and the united states. despite the rising customer base, facebook stock has lost 40% of its value since the company went public in may. those are some of the day's major stories. now, back to judy. >> woodruff: fears that the syrian civil war may escalate into
confirmed a team of agents visited benghazi yesterday, for the first time. until now, the group had stayed away, due to security concerns. a long-standing battle over google's book-scanning project was settled today. authors and publishers filed suit against the company back in 2005, saying it violated their copyrights. google launched the project a year earlier, making digital copies of books from major research libraries. in all, more than 20 million books have been scanned. now, publishers...
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obama todareject republicaclaims that his administration covered up details about last fall's attack in benghazi, libya. four americans-- including u.s. ambassador chris stevens-- died in the assault on the diplomatic mission there. much of the focus has been on talking points composed just after the attack. it turns out that senior officials pushed to delete references to al-qaeda and prior warnings. but today, the president insisted there was no intent to deceive. the whole issue of talking points frankly throughout this process has been a side show. who executes some sort of cov-up or effort to tamp things down for three days? so the whole thing defies logic. the fact that this keeps on getting churned out frankly has a lot to do with political motivations. >> sreenivasan: republicans are seeking more details from veteran diplomat thomas pickering and retired navy admiral mike mullen, authors of an independent review of the benghazi incident. today california congressman darrell issa requested they discuss their findings with congressional investigators in private. democrat elijah cummings of
obama todareject republicaclaims that his administration covered up details about last fall's attack in benghazi, libya. four americans-- including u.s. ambassador chris stevens-- died in the assault on the diplomatic mission there. much of the focus has been on talking points composed just after the attack. it turns out that senior officials pushed to delete references to al-qaeda and prior warnings. but today, the president insisted there was no intent to deceive. the whole issue of talking...
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. >> what do you think, is it about benghazi, the politics or susan rice. >> benghazi say mystery to me. i mean i think benghazi is who lost china. it's almost like the republicans are looking for that silver bullet and that eludes me. she's partisan, susan rice is partisan. as a u.n. diplomat, unlike statesman like john bollton, you know, such a totally bipartisan-- totally bipartisan nonpartisan figure. but i found that susan colins is a moderate philosophy, moderate in manner. i found her criticism interesting. she found fault with susan rice for having been the spokesman for the democratic administration's position on foreign policy. and you know, colin powell, god bless him and says this will be the shame of his life, he was the one without made the case for going to war in iraq, you know, as the spokesman. i think this. what struck me was the administration has really handled this badly. i mean you don't send her up to the hill to meet with people unless you're going have some friendly meetings too. are you going to have some positive people come out and say claire mccaskill, t
. >> what do you think, is it about benghazi, the politics or susan rice. >> benghazi say mystery to me. i mean i think benghazi is who lost china. it's almost like the republicans are looking for that silver bullet and that eludes me. she's partisan, susan rice is partisan. as a u.n. diplomat, unlike statesman like john bollton, you know, such a totally bipartisan-- totally bipartisan nonpartisan figure. but i found that susan colins is a moderate philosophy, moderate in manner. i...
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the focus has shifted from benghazi where it all began. today gadhafi's green flag no longer flies there. it's been replaced by the symbol of freedom, the country's old national flag but at what cost? >> woodruff: the libyan regime denied that gadhafi had left the country, but others were leaving. several european countries planned to evacuate their citizens. the u.s. state department also ordered non-essential diplomats and relatives to leave. and reports from benghazi said several thousand turkish workers were sheltering at a soccer stadium. outside the country, meanwhile, protesters gathered at libyan embassies from egypt to australia. hundreds of people rallied in cairo, shouting for gadhafi to go. and the secretary-general of the arab league voiced deep concern over the bloodshed in libya. >> brown: for more on what's going on inside libya, we're joined by dirk vandewalle, associate professor of government at dartmouth college and author of "a history of modern libya." and nejla abdurrahman, a libyan- american activist, and a doctoral
the focus has shifted from benghazi where it all began. today gadhafi's green flag no longer flies there. it's been replaced by the symbol of freedom, the country's old national flag but at what cost? >> woodruff: the libyan regime denied that gadhafi had left the country, but others were leaving. several european countries planned to evacuate their citizens. the u.s. state department also ordered non-essential diplomats and relatives to leave. and reports from benghazi said several...
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at the height of the libyan revolution, chris led our diplomatic post in benghazi. with characteristic skill, courage and resolve, he built partnerships with libyan revolutionaries and helped them as they planned to build a new libya. >> warner: flags over the white house, the capitol and the state department were lowered to half staff, and tributes to stevens poured in. a middle east veteran fluent in arabic and french, stevens had been on the job since may, introducing himself to the byan people via youtube. >> i look forward to exploring those possibilities with you as we work together to build a free democratic and prosperous libya. see you soon. >> warner: killed alongside stevens was sean smith, a state department officer, and two americans as-yet unidentified. in her own statement today, secretary clinton condemned the attacks in the wake of u.s. support for the libyan revolution. >> many americans are asking-- indeed, i asked myself-- how could this happen? w cod this happen in a country we helped liberate, in a city we helped save from destruction? this que
at the height of the libyan revolution, chris led our diplomatic post in benghazi. with characteristic skill, courage and resolve, he built partnerships with libyan revolutionaries and helped them as they planned to build a new libya. >> warner: flags over the white house, the capitol and the state department were lowered to half staff, and tributes to stevens poured in. a middle east veteran fluent in arabic and french, stevens had been on the job since may, introducing himself to the...
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state refused to go on the sunday programs to explain what the policy and what the findings were in benghazi. the secretary of cia did to the go. and so susan rice did. on that fateful sunday after the ambassador's assassination. i think that's probably the first example, first lesson. she was out there by herself. i mean make no mistake about it. the chorusof support was pretty muted. and when the criticism came she-- the president said she was extraordinary and got a big hand at a cabinet meeting but i didn't see anything further organized on her behalf. an there were obviously beyond john mccain's own apparent vendetta from the 2008 campaign, there was when you get susan collins and people like that starting to line up against you, i mean it seemed to be a building that was going to be a tough fight. >> i would just say she was not her, she became ihink for the opponents a symbol of the libya policy which a lot of people didn't like the way the libya thing was handled even before benghazi. and so if should not reflect on her professionalism and competence but she became a symbol. >> woodr
state refused to go on the sunday programs to explain what the policy and what the findings were in benghazi. the secretary of cia did to the go. and so susan rice did. on that fateful sunday after the ambassador's assassination. i think that's probably the first example, first lesson. she was out there by herself. i mean make no mistake about it. the chorusof support was pretty muted. and when the criticism came she-- the president said she was extraordinary and got a big hand at a cabinet...
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consulate in benghazi, libya a terrorist action. in her letter, rice wrote, "the position of secretary of state should never be politicized. i'm saddened that we have reached this point." in u. economic new the numb of amicans filing new claims for jobless benefits fell sharply last week to its second- lowest level this year. and retail sales rebounded in november, rising 0.3% but that seemingly good news did little to help stocks on wall street today. the dow jones industrial average lost almost 75 points to close at just under 13,171. the nasdaq fell more than 21 points to close at 2,992. the european union came a step closer to a full-fledged banking union today. after an all-night meeting in brusss, e.u. financminiers agreed to give the european central bank oversight of eurozone banks, as well as banks in other e.u. countries that choose to opt-in. the european commissioner for economic and monetary affairs said the agreement was an important step forward for europe. >> last night's decision on the single supervisory mechanism
consulate in benghazi, libya a terrorist action. in her letter, rice wrote, "the position of secretary of state should never be politicized. i'm saddened that we have reached this point." in u. economic new the numb of amicans filing new claims for jobless benefits fell sharply last week to its second- lowest level this year. and retail sales rebounded in november, rising 0.3% but that seemingly good news did little to help stocks on wall street today. the dow jones industrial average...
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lamia abusidra is canvassing votes on the corniche in benghazi. her party, she says, wants to unite libyans. it's led by an islamist, but she's something of a liberal. >> people that thought that the homeland party is an islamist party were shocked by someone leaving the benghazi list who is unveiled. and that shock made them think more and made a dialogue, a strong dialogue open in the community. >> it's all a bit confusing. >> every day we think we like one candidate then the next day we see another. i can't make my decision until election day. >> none of which means anything to this man. he has no faith that an elected government will rein in the armed men who kidnapped him in tripoli last week and tortured his son to death. the family supported qaddafi but this wasn't revenge, he say, the murderers simply nted to steal the family farm. >> for this reason they killed my son. for this reason try to kill me. for this reason they are going to kill me again. they will try, i know it. >> reporter: democracy won't curb the militia men who spearheaded
lamia abusidra is canvassing votes on the corniche in benghazi. her party, she says, wants to unite libyans. it's led by an islamist, but she's something of a liberal. >> people that thought that the homeland party is an islamist party were shocked by someone leaving the benghazi list who is unveiled. and that shock made them think more and made a dialogue, a strong dialogue open in the community. >> it's all a bit confusing. >> every day we think we like one candidate then...
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i think that's-- but the benghazi thing is fascinating to me. basically because, i think the charge against lindsey graham, for example, is unfair, that somehow he's driven by terminal sexism. this is a senator, a republican senator from south carolina, who did vote for the confirmation of elena kagan and for justify sotomayor-- >> brown: you're referring to him coming out against-- >> and threatening this filibust wer john mccain which i think is an irrationalath on their parts. not because presidents have the option and should have the benefit of the doubt on a confirmation to the cabinet. this isn't a judicial lifetime appointment. and i don't senator graham or mccain was publicly vocal when secretary condoleezza rice was nominated for that position, having been national execute adviser, and predicted the arrival of the mushroom cloud because of a nuclear weapons that iraq was then, under saddam hussein, harboring. sthere seems to be a degree of irrationality. the president has now made it a big fight. and we've seen liberal press people come
i think that's-- but the benghazi thing is fascinating to me. basically because, i think the charge against lindsey graham, for example, is unfair, that somehow he's driven by terminal sexism. this is a senator, a republican senator from south carolina, who did vote for the confirmation of elena kagan and for justify sotomayor-- >> brown: you're referring to him coming out against-- >> and threatening this filibust wer john mccain which i think is an irrationalath on their parts....
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she has been reporting on the attack in benghazi. she's based in cairo, where i reached her by phone a short time ago. nancy yousseff, you've been talking to a colleague of yours about what happened in benghazi tuesday night. what have you learned? >> we spoke to one of the first guards that the attackers encountered. he said around 9:35 he was standing outside and men pulled up and started throwing grenades into the compound, at the same time, he estimated as many as 120 men came from all sides into the compound. they were screaming sayingout you're an infidel, you're working with the americans." and they began to move within the compound. he said that it was well coordinated. he said that they were overrun. that he was one of about five contracted security guards accompanied by members of the libyan brigade that emerged during the revolution back here. >> woodruff: the associated press is reporting that there may have been infiltrateors inside libyan security forces that shared the p the results of this safe house. have you been ab
she has been reporting on the attack in benghazi. she's based in cairo, where i reached her by phone a short time ago. nancy yousseff, you've been talking to a colleague of yours about what happened in benghazi tuesday night. what have you learned? >> we spoke to one of the first guards that the attackers encountered. he said around 9:35 he was standing outside and men pulled up and started throwing grenades into the compound, at the same time, he estimated as many as 120 men came from...
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he died on september eleventh, when gunmen assaulted the american consulate in benghazi three other americans also were killed in the attack. the assault came during protests against an anti-islamic film made in the u.s. the u.s. embassy in pakistan put out ads today, condemning that same film. the ads ran on pakistani television and featured clips of president obama and secretary of state hillary clinton condemning the film. still, hundreds of demonstrators tried to reach the embassy in islamabad, by pushing aside huge shipping containers that cordoned off the area. riot police fired tear gas to disperse the crowd. a report on a bungled operation against gun-trafficking in arizona drew praise today from house republicans. they've been investigating "operation fast and furious" for months. at a hearing, the justice department's inspector general michael horowitz listed a string of mistakes by federal law enforcement officials trying to track illegal guns. hundreds of the weapons ended up with mexican drug gangs. >> what we heard from the agents was they had made a conscious decision that the
he died on september eleventh, when gunmen assaulted the american consulate in benghazi three other americans also were killed in the attack. the assault came during protests against an anti-islamic film made in the u.s. the u.s. embassy in pakistan put out ads today, condemning that same film. the ads ran on pakistani television and featured clips of president obama and secretary of state hillary clinton condemning the film. still, hundreds of demonstrators tried to reach the embassy in...
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he and three other state department officers were killed in the assault tuesday night in benghazi. stevens had been trying to evacuate staffers from the u.s. consulate when gunmen with automatic weapons and rocket- propelled grenades stormed the lightly guarded compound and set it on fire. the identity of the attackers and their motivations remained murky. but in washington, white house officials said militants tied to al qaeda may have used protests against an anti-islam film as a diversion. this morning, president obama, with secretary of state clinton at his side, praised the slain ambassador. >> it's especially tragic that chris stevens died in benghazi because it is a city that he helped to save. at the height of the libyan revolution, chris led our diplaticost in benazi. with characteristic skill, courage and resolve, he built partnerships with libyan revolutionaries and helped them as they planned to build a new libya. >> warner: flags over the white house, the capitol and the state department were lowered to half staff, and tributes to stevens poured in. a middle east veter
he and three other state department officers were killed in the assault tuesday night in benghazi. stevens had been trying to evacuate staffers from the u.s. consulate when gunmen with automatic weapons and rocket- propelled grenades stormed the lightly guarded compound and set it on fire. the identity of the attackers and their motivations remained murky. but in washington, white house officials said militants tied to al qaeda may have used protests against an anti-islam film as a diversion....
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the other potential talked about person was sort of involved in benghazi in tangential ways so there was an opportunity that the confirmation hearing would turn into another benghazi occasion so if the nomination comes through i'd be vised if there was much fighting. >> brown: there would be some criticism from the american civil liberties union and those on the left but politically speaking, pragmatically, that's an ideal nomination for barack obama to make to have an f.b.i. director who the only critics of is from the american civil liberties union, which is, you know, not probably considered a formidable politically. >> woodruff: well, this comes at the same time the administration is -- the name is floated at the same time the administration is under a lot of fire from the news media and, frankly, from just about everybody for the way they have investigated the press aggressively, mark. looking for whoever got a leak, a story from -- in the form of classified information from the administration. the attorney general particularly under fire. he's been having meetings the last two
the other potential talked about person was sort of involved in benghazi in tangential ways so there was an opportunity that the confirmation hearing would turn into another benghazi occasion so if the nomination comes through i'd be vised if there was much fighting. >> brown: there would be some criticism from the american civil liberties union and those on the left but politically speaking, pragmatically, that's an ideal nomination for barack obama to make to have an f.b.i. director who...
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however, with recent leaked guidelines regarding drone strikes on american citizens and benghazi and closed-door hearings on the budget and deficit, it just feels a lot less transparent than i think we had all hoped it would be. how has the reality of the presidency changed that promise? and what can we do moving forward to kind of get back to that promise? >> well actually on a whe bunch of fronts we've kept that promise. this is the most transparent administration in history. >> they do google hangouts. we moo know that. tell us about this woman who asked this question. what was she trying to get at there? >> she's a video blogger and is trying to find out when... from the president why she doesn't know everything there is to know about our drone program. this was her way of trying to pin him down. >> you know, white house official tells me these google chats or facebook town halls or twitter town halls which obama hassles participated in, that they are not an attempt to go around the mainstream press but it is certainly a way to circumvent the press room and to speak directly to v
however, with recent leaked guidelines regarding drone strikes on american citizens and benghazi and closed-door hearings on the budget and deficit, it just feels a lot less transparent than i think we had all hoped it would be. how has the reality of the presidency changed that promise? and what can we do moving forward to kind of get back to that promise? >> well actually on a whe bunch of fronts we've kept that promise. this is the most transparent administration in history. >>...
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consulate in benghazi libya and the death of ambassador chris stevens on the nit of september 11. the admistrioninitlly blamed an anti-muslim film for inciting the trouble. more recently officials have said new information indicates it was a terrorist attack. today romney again criticized the president's response in libya. >> i want to be very clear. the blame for the murder of our people in libya and the attacks on our embassies in so many other countries lie solely with those who carry them out. no one else. but it is our responsibility and the responsibility of the president to use america's greatest power to sha his not to lead from behind. leaving our destiny at the mercy of events. >> woodruff: for its par, the obama campaign aired a new ad that accused romney ofnjecting politics into a national tragedy with his initial response to the consulate attack. >> when our u.s. diplomats were attacked in libya, the "new york times" said romney's knee-jerk response showed an extraordinary lack of presidential character. even republican experts say romney's remarks were the worst poss
consulate in benghazi libya and the death of ambassador chris stevens on the nit of september 11. the admistrioninitlly blamed an anti-muslim film for inciting the trouble. more recently officials have said new information indicates it was a terrorist attack. today romney again criticized the president's response in libya. >> i want to be very clear. the blame for the murder of our people in libya and the attacks on our embassies in so many other countries lie solely with those who carry...
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the interim council-- when it was still in benghazi consistently said all along that the timetable toward the constitution and toward election would start once the country was unified. on the one hand i think that was a good decision to make. on the other hand, of course, the longer that process takes, the longer it takes to truly start that process of unification precisely the more the greater the opportunities are of these groups that do not necessarily share that vision of the interim council and to really step in and make their voices heard. in the chaos that is still existing to some extent in libya, that kind of voice is not always very comfortable. indeed it can be very disruptive to the interim council. >> warner: she also warned against reprisals but there were reports of bloody preciseals done by both sides. how hard will that be to contain? >> i think that will be one of the most difficult issues that libya will face. because libya has been a dictatorship for 42 years. that means that everyone who wanted to achieve anything during the reign of moammar qaddafi, whether it was to
the interim council-- when it was still in benghazi consistently said all along that the timetable toward the constitution and toward election would start once the country was unified. on the one hand i think that was a good decision to make. on the other hand, of course, the longer that process takes, the longer it takes to truly start that process of unification precisely the more the greater the opportunities are of these groups that do not necessarily share that vision of the interim...
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really know if thewo are connected or it's all one incident and we have to remember, you know, after the benghazi attack how incomplete and scattered early reports are. but syrians have confirmed the israelis hit. >> ifill: fortunately we have you on the ground to keep up with the story. margaret warner, thanks so much. >> thanks, gwen. >> ifill: you can find a link to margaret's dispatches from israel and posts from the rest of our reporting team there on our homepage, including a story about an underground hospital built to withstand bombs and chemical attacks. >> brown: next, we turn to politics. judy woodruff has another in our conversations with newly elected members of the u.s. senate. >> woodruff: democrat tammy baldwin won a hotly contested race in the battleground state of wisconsin, defeating former republican governor tommy thompson with 51% of the vote. the 50-year-old baldwin previously served seven terms in the u.s. house of representatives, and before that was a member of the wisconsin state assembly. an attorney by trade, she replaces democrat herb kohl, who rered. baldwin is both
really know if thewo are connected or it's all one incident and we have to remember, you know, after the benghazi attack how incomplete and scattered early reports are. but syrians have confirmed the israelis hit. >> ifill: fortunately we have you on the ground to keep up with the story. margaret warner, thanks so much. >> thanks, gwen. >> ifill: you can find a link to margaret's dispatches from israel and posts from the rest of our reporting team there on our homepage,...
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i urge all the people, all our brothers there, to join the people of benghazi and stop the bloodshed. give your hand to each other. no need to have more people dead, more blood. do not resist. this is the end. this is the time to join your brothers. >> sreenivasan: also today, white house deputy national security adviser ben rhodes said there is still no indication qaddafi has left libya. but the u.s. is confident his regime has collapsed. and in a related development, the united nation's general assembly voted to give libya's seat to the national transitional council, made up of former rebels. back in the u.s., president obama today signed into law the first major overhaul of the nation's patent system in nearly 60 years. the america invents act is designed to streamline the patent process, reduce costly legal battles, and give the patent office more money to process applications faster. that office currently takes an average of three years to approve a patent. at a signing ceremony in alexandria, virginia, the president said the bipartisan law would help bring products to market fas
i urge all the people, all our brothers there, to join the people of benghazi and stop the bloodshed. give your hand to each other. no need to have more people dead, more blood. do not resist. this is the end. this is the time to join your brothers. >> sreenivasan: also today, white house deputy national security adviser ben rhodes said there is still no indication qaddafi has left libya. but the u.s. is confident his regime has collapsed. and in a related development, the united nation's...
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from tripoli today, colonel qaddafi sends an aid convoy to libya's second city benghazi which is already in the hands of rebels. food and medicine from the dictator who they are a long way from overthrowing. >> brown: forces loyal to qaddafi tried overnight to retake key city just 30 miles from tripoli. witnesses in zawiyah said the battle lasted for six hours, but the rebels repulsed the attack. a short time ago, margaret warner spoke with a resident in zawiyah, whose name we will not reveal for security reasons. >> warner: thanks for joining us, sir. tell us, what is the situation right now? >> the situation in zawiya, the boys are in control of all the city since nine days ago. they took over the city and everything under control. >> warner: by the boys, do you mean the rebels? >> we are not rebels. we are not rebels. we don't want to be called rebels. we are revolutionary forces. >> warner: how hard is the government trying to retake your city? >> the last thursday there were a big invasion and 17 people were killed. more than 50 injured. that's a major assault from the forces of...
from tripoli today, colonel qaddafi sends an aid convoy to libya's second city benghazi which is already in the hands of rebels. food and medicine from the dictator who they are a long way from overthrowing. >> brown: forces loyal to qaddafi tried overnight to retake key city just 30 miles from tripoli. witnesses in zawiyah said the battle lasted for six hours, but the rebels repulsed the attack. a short time ago, margaret warner spoke with a resident in zawiyah, whose name we will not...
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the port is the only supply route into misrata and so they are arming their fishing boats in benghazi for the 36-hour journey to smuggle goods in. within a few hours this boat will be en route to misrata taking with it the aid for the people but also the weapons the rebels so desperately need if they're to hold the town against qaddafi's forces. load of weaponry and ammunition is being brought to the port to resupply fighters. it's hidden amongst food and water which is also in desperately short supply. >> we support our people by sending food medicine and some kalashnikovs. reporter: far away from the violence nato foreign ministers met in berlin. there's still no true agreement on the way forward but there's a clear need for more ground attack aircraft to lead the assault against qaddafi forces. >> sreenivasan: at that nato meeting today, secretary of state hillary clinton appealed for unity. she warned, "qaddafi is testing our determination." meanwhile in tripoli, the libyan leader took to the streets appearing through the sunroof of a car. libyan state television said it took plac
the port is the only supply route into misrata and so they are arming their fishing boats in benghazi for the 36-hour journey to smuggle goods in. within a few hours this boat will be en route to misrata taking with it the aid for the people but also the weapons the rebels so desperately need if they're to hold the town against qaddafi's forces. load of weaponry and ammunition is being brought to the port to resupply fighters. it's hidden amongst food and water which is also in desperately...
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. >> ifill: but days later, many libyans are still celebrating their newfound freedom sunday in benghazi. interim leader abdul-jalil addressed thousands and set out plans for a post-qaddafi government with an islamist foundation. >> ( translated ): we as a muslim nation take sharia law as the basic source of law. >> ifill: in neighboring tunisia-- the birthplace of the arab spring-- the moderate islamic party ennahda appeared to have won sunday's election for a national assembly. turnout was nearly 90% in the country's first truly democratic vote and tunisians reveled in it. >> ( translated ): i feel so delighted now because i took part along with the tunisian people and i did my duty as a voter. i participated in the laying of t foundation stone for the democratic nation which we deserve. it proves again that we are worthy of democracy, the values of civilization and civility are the values of our revolution. >> ( translated ): there is nothing stronger than that the feeling of voting. i passed my exams, i had children, but there is nothing as strong as that. i have never felt anything
. >> ifill: but days later, many libyans are still celebrating their newfound freedom sunday in benghazi. interim leader abdul-jalil addressed thousands and set out plans for a post-qaddafi government with an islamist foundation. >> ( translated ): we as a muslim nation take sharia law as the basic source of law. >> ifill: in neighboring tunisia-- the birthplace of the arab spring-- the moderate islamic party ennahda appeared to have won sunday's election for a national...